Tag: Policies & Impacts

EPA Underestimated Effects of Power Plant Regulations, Says Global Energy Institute

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accused of using overly optimistic assumptions in its internal analysis for its proposed power plant enforcement. The EPA published a significant new regulation (pdf) last month with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. According to a June 27 report (pdf) released this week…


EPA Accused of Underestimating Impact of Power Plant Regulations, Says Global Energy Institute

The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accused of using overly optimistic assumptions in its internal analysis for its proposed power plant enforcement. The EPA published a significant new regulation (pdf) last month with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. According to a June 27 report (pdf) released this week…


‘Low-Road Jobs’: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Push Rattles Major Auto Union Supporter

The United Auto Workers (UAW), a labor union and major Democrat backer, has slammed the Biden administration for giving billions of dollars in funding for boosting electric vehicle (EV) production while traditional autoworkers would lose their jobs or be paid lower wages. “The federal government announced a massive $9.2 billion giveaway loan to Ford Motor…


LIVE NOW: Asian Americans Rally for Historic US Supreme Court Decision

Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…


Asian Americans Rally for Landmark US Supreme Court Decision

Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…


‘The Main Goal Is to Acquire the Land’—Farmer Jared Bossly on the CO2 Pipeline That Puts His Farm at Risk

Farmers in South Dakota risk losing their land to eminent domain under a planned project to build a 1,400-mile pipeline across five states in a bid to reduce the region’s carbon footprint. However, a group of farmers has now banded together to oppose the project. We speak to one of those farmers, Jared Bossly, about…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action Policies at US Colleges

The Supreme Court has struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. The decision ends the use of so-called affirmative action in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Colleges

The Supreme Court has struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. The decision ends the use of so-called affirmative action in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote (pdf) that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is…


Los Angeles Fourth of July Firework Displays Canceled Amid New Environmental Regulations

Several firework displays that were set to take place on July Fourth in Los Angeles County have been canceled by the fireworks vendor, citing new environmental regulations. The cancellations come after the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a countywide order in May (pdf) requiring vendors of firework displays in Los Angeles County to first…


Biden Administration’s Regulations Cost US Households Nearly $10,000 Each, Study Finds

The Biden adminstration’s regulatory burdens have cost almost $10,000 for each American household, standing in contrast to the Trump administration, which reduced such costs, according to a recent report by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. “The Biden administration has so far been adding regulatory costs at a rate of $617 billion per year of rulemaking,…